In the Sun, he’s reported as saying the 27-year-old forward is a target for his opponents.

Sunderland manager David Moyes is quoted in the Telegraph as saying he could have won the Premier League with Everton had he been backed with the financial clout to sign a forward like Romelu Lukaku.

And the 23-year-old Belgium international is said, by the Daily Mirror, to be unhappy that his club wouldn’t pay for him to return from international duty on a private jet, shelling out £6,500 from his own pocket to do so.